The B-02 13 oz. black selvedge is part of our continuous collection, meaning we keep stock and sell directly from there. If there would be enough demand for a black BDD jeans here we could do a Massdrop exclusive style in the future though!

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Benzak

For me (and many people) the point of MD is to make stock items more affordable through group orders. The brand is already exclusive enough for me without adding a special MD item--especially since with a stock item we know the fit and construction of that model have been tried out by a number of other customers beforehand.

I understand your point of view, but our business is build on the principle of wholesale, meaning we supply our customers mainly through retailers. If we would start offering our continuous collection through mediums like Massdrop, directly to the consumer AND at a reduced price, that might be good for the short run, but in the long run it will scare away the retailer leaving us without any business in the end. I strongly believe in the brick and mortar store for the kind of product we create and therefore we need the so-called middlemen. For us, Massdrop is a great platform to reach new customers and offer something we do not offer through our main lines.

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Benzak

A group drop is a just a short-term promotional event like any other. It's your company. But if you ever want us in the Asia-Pacific region to give your brand a serious try while protecting your existing retailers, drop something around 150USD or less and tell MD to disallow orders from the EU. (At least in Korea, a price below $150 means the customs bureaucracy doesn't get involved).

Thanks for your feedback, it's well appreciated. What might be interesting for you is that we are currently working on a system where non-EU consumers can buy our products from our website excluding VAT. I'm not sure if this will make a difference in customs regarding import duties etc, but every bit helps, right?

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Benzak

Currently working on?? Even Companion Denim subtracts VAT for non-EU orders, and the company is just one Spanish guy. I'm sure you can figure it out too. But yes, we would appreciate it. If you can get somewhere like Mode-Man in Seoul to stock your stuff, we in Korea won't be as dependent on online orders.

I understand what you mean, but unfortunately the current webshop system BDD is using doesn't allow this.. Luckily I found a work-around and will implement this soon. Btw.. did you know I run BDD all by myself as well? The only difference between Companion and BDD is that Iu produces the jeans himself and I outsource this proces :)